Linde (LIN) Competitors

Linde pays an annual dividend of $6.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Sherwin-Williams pays an annual dividend of $3.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. Linde pays out 41.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Sherwin-Williams pays out 29.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Linde has increased its dividend for 5 consecutive years and Sherwin-Williams has increased its dividend for 48 consecutive years.

Linde has higher revenue and earnings than Sherwin-Williams. Sherwin-Williams is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Linde, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

In the previous week, Sherwin-Williams had 10 more articles in the media than Linde. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Sherwin-Williams and 3 mentions for Linde. Sherwin-Williams' average media sentiment score of 1.44 beat Linde's score of 1.35 indicating that Sherwin-Williams is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Linde has a beta of 0.72, indicating that its share price is 28% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Sherwin-Williams has a beta of 1.09, indicating that its share price is 9% more volatile than the broader market.

Linde currently has a consensus target price of $545.38, indicating a potential upside of 16.08%. Sherwin-Williams has a consensus target price of $386.29, indicating a potential upside of 18.41%. Given Sherwin-Williams' higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Sherwin-Williams is more favorable than Linde.

82.8% of Linde shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 77.7% of Sherwin-Williams shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of Linde shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Sherwin-Williams shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Linde has a net margin of 20.43% compared to Sherwin-Williams' net margin of 11.01%. Sherwin-Williams' return on equity of 67.97% beat Linde's return on equity.

Linde pays an annual dividend of $6.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Ecolab pays an annual dividend of $2.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Linde pays out 41.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Ecolab pays out 39.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Linde has raised its dividend for 5 consecutive years and Ecolab has raised its dividend for 33 consecutive years.

In the previous week, Ecolab had 6 more articles in the media than Linde. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Ecolab and 3 mentions for Linde. Ecolab's average media sentiment score of 1.64 beat Linde's score of 1.35 indicating that Ecolab is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Linde has higher revenue and earnings than Ecolab. Linde is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ecolab, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Linde currently has a consensus target price of $545.38, suggesting a potential upside of 16.08%. Ecolab has a consensus target price of $327.56, suggesting a potential upside of 17.83%. Given Ecolab's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Ecolab is more favorable than Linde.

82.8% of Linde shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 74.9% of Ecolab shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of Linde shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Ecolab shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Linde has a net margin of 20.43% compared to Ecolab's net margin of 12.57%. Ecolab's return on equity of 22.72% beat Linde's return on equity.

Linde has a beta of 0.72, meaning that its stock price is 28% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Ecolab has a beta of 0.88, meaning that its stock price is 12% less volatile than the broader market.

Linde pays an annual dividend of $6.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Corteva pays an annual dividend of $0.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. Linde pays out 41.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Corteva pays out 47.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Linde has raised its dividend for 5 consecutive years and Corteva has raised its dividend for 5 consecutive years. Linde is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Linde presently has a consensus price target of $545.38, indicating a potential upside of 16.08%. Corteva has a consensus price target of $91.50, indicating a potential upside of 7.29%. Given Linde's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Linde is more favorable than Corteva.

82.8% of Linde shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 81.5% of Corteva shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of Linde shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Corteva shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Linde has a beta of 0.72, indicating that its share price is 28% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Corteva has a beta of 0.57, indicating that its share price is 43% less volatile than the broader market.

Linde has a net margin of 20.43% compared to Corteva's net margin of 5.66%. Linde's return on equity of 20.09% beat Corteva's return on equity.

Linde has higher revenue and earnings than Corteva. Linde is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Corteva, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

In the previous week, Corteva had 4 more articles in the media than Linde. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Corteva and 3 mentions for Linde. Linde's average media sentiment score of 1.35 beat Corteva's score of 1.17 indicating that Linde is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Linde pays an annual dividend of $6.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Nutrien pays an annual dividend of $2.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. Linde pays out 41.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Nutrien pays out 44.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Linde has raised its dividend for 5 consecutive years and Nutrien has raised its dividend for 7 consecutive years. Nutrien is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

In the previous week, Nutrien had 3 more articles in the media than Linde. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Nutrien and 3 mentions for Linde. Linde's average media sentiment score of 1.35 beat Nutrien's score of 1.30 indicating that Linde is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Linde has a beta of 0.72, suggesting that its share price is 28% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Nutrien has a beta of 0.62, suggesting that its share price is 38% less volatile than the broader market.

Linde presently has a consensus price target of $545.38, suggesting a potential upside of 16.08%. Nutrien has a consensus price target of $81.58, suggesting a potential upside of 1.46%. Given Linde's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Linde is more favorable than Nutrien.

82.8% of Linde shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 63.1% of Nutrien shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of Linde shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.1% of Nutrien shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Linde has higher revenue and earnings than Nutrien. Nutrien is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Linde, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Linde has a net margin of 20.43% compared to Nutrien's net margin of 8.44%. Linde's return on equity of 20.09% beat Nutrien's return on equity.